Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2) promises exceptional performance across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms, with comprehensive testing revealing impressive results. Dive in to explore how KCD2 performs on various systems and the customization options available to enhance your gaming experience.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Performance Tested Across All Platforms
Photo-Realistic Look With CryEngine
KCD2 showcases remarkable performance across different platforms, backed by extensive testing and reports. On PlayStation and Xbox consoles, the game runs smoothly with options for 30fps and 60fps, while leveraging the PS5 Pro's capabilities for enhanced graphics. The use of CryTek's CryEngine contributes to KCD2's distinctive photo-realistic visuals, a feature that sets it apart from many other games.
Continuing from its predecessor, KCD2 employs the same CryEngine, a decision supported by Warhorse Studios' familiarity with the engine. This allows the team to refine and expand upon the engine's capabilities for the sequel. As highlighted by PC Gamer, CryEngine's traditional rendering approach, focusing on performance with limited shaders and basic lighting, contrasts with more modern engines like Unreal Engine.
Despite its older rendering techniques, KCD2 achieves stunning photo-realistic effects through the use of physically based materials. Eurogamer praises the engine's sparse voxel octree global illumination (SVOGI), which effectively simulates indirect light, enhancing the realism of torch lighting, metal reflections, and overall scene illumination.
PlayStation And Xbox Consoles Have 30 FPS and 60 FPS Options
For PS5 and Xbox Series X, players can choose between a fidelity mode running at 30fps and 1440p, or a performance mode at 60fps and 1080p. Xbox Series S users are limited to the fidelity mode, while the PS5 Pro offers a single mode running at 60fps and 1296p, upscaled to 4K using PSSR.
The fidelity mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X enhances visual quality with more detailed foliage, improved shadow rendering, and better ambient occlusion, particularly enhancing outdoor scenes. The PS5 Pro elevates these visuals further, offering sharper images, superior ambient occlusion, and enhanced object detail for an overall superior visual experience.
Upscaling Is Completely Optional For PC
On PC, KCD2 offers flexible upscaling options, allowing players to tailor settings to their hardware. PC Gamer notes that while upscaling choices are limited to FSR and DLSS, there are no options for XeSS, sharpening, or frame generation. Despite CryEngine's focus on performance, running KCD2 at 4K with maximum settings will challenge GPUs.
However, KCD2's graphics are highly customizable, with five quality presets ranging from low to experimental, enabling players to optimize performance based on their system capabilities. An in-depth guide from the developers helps players prepare their systems, detailing system requirements for CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is slated for release on February 4, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Visit our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 page for more details about the game.
